Feudal Japan

Japan is an archipelago – _______________

Geography Island nation Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis Covered by__________________ Limited arable (good for farming) land Limited______________________ How do you think Japan’s geography affected its’ culture and history?

Traditional Religion Shintoism – belief in ___________ (spirits) in nature, form of animism, includes clan gods and ancestors

Heian Period: 794-1156 Characteristics:  Growth of large landed estates. Arts & literature of ______________ flourished. Elaborate court life [highly refined] ETIQUETTE.  Personal diaries The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon [10c] Great novel ____________________by Lady Murasaki Shikibu [1000 pgs.+]  

Heian Period: Cultural Borrowing Chinese_______________. Chinese artistic styles. Buddhism [in the form of _______________]. BUT, not the Chinese civil ______________system! 

CULTURAL DIFFUSION! How did the Heian period of Japan exhibit cultural diffusion? (Think of Chinese influence)

Heian Court Dress

The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon (diary)

Lady Murasaki Shikibu She contributed much to the Japanese script known as kana, while men wrote with Chinese characters, kanji.

The emperor reigned, but did not always rule! Feudal Society

Feudalism A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Japan: Land - Shoen Loyalty Land - Shoen Loyalty Food Protection Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant

Code of: Fidelity Politeness

It is _________to die in this way. Kaishaku – his “seconds” Seppuku: Ritual - It is _________to die in this way. Kaishaku – his “seconds”

Samurai:

Underpinnings: Basic Steps in Self Defense A COTTON BREECH CLOUT that extended up over the chest was the basic undergarment of a samurai’s costume A SHORT SLEEVED KIMONO, or “armor robe,” was tied snugly at the waist with a special knot (lower right)

BILLOWING PANTALOONS,worn over the armor robe, fitted loosely in the legs to allow freedom of movement AN EXQUISITE BROCADE, richly worked with a design of peonies, was one of the extravagant materials used in an armor robe that may have been made for a 14th Century imperial prince STURDY SHINGUARDS of cloth or leather were reinforced with strips of iron to give protection from the front

Medieval Warriors vs. European________ _________Warrior

Medieval Warriors vs. Knight’s_______ Samurai Armor

Zen Buddhism A Japanese variation of ________________ which came from India through It reinforced the Bushido values of mental and self-discipline.

4,400 ships and 140,000 men, but _____________ winds stopped them. Mongol “Invasions” of Japan 4,400 ships and 140,000 men, but _____________ winds stopped them.

Ashikaga Age: 1338-1573 _______________fought for power. Laws are unclear. Armies of samurai protected the country. 

The Age of the Warring States: (1467 - 1568) Castles built on hills in different provinces. Europeans arrive in Japan  bringing firearms &___________. Christianity & foreign trade __________________

Tokugawa Shogunate Period Japan closed off to all ___________ [except to the Dutch and Chinese].  The Dutch were restricted to a small island in Nagasaki harbor. Japanese Christians ______________ and Christianity is forbidden. The government is centralized with all power in the hands of the__________. Domestic trade flourishes (within Japan). Towns, esp. castle towns, increase. Merchant class becomes__________!  New art forms  haiku poetry, kabuki theater.